A Review: DELTA 13 #1

The Fellowship was fortunate enough to obtain a copy of DELTA 13 #1 from IDW Publishing. Steve Niles writes, Nat Jones draws and colors, and Tom
B. Long letters.

A small survey ship is dropping probes on asteroids in the
belt. They’re a small but experienced crew, and as professionals they get along
well enough. After one more uneventful drop, they move on toward the next rock.
But this time there’s an uncharted rock in the way, and it’s huge. And that’s
not the only thing that’s strange about it.

This crew has a really big, really weird mystery on its
hands. This first issue does a very nice job of showing us how normal these
folks are, and it does some powerful hinting at how not normal their situation
is about to become. It’s a wonderful setup for the story, and the art gives us
some beautiful visuals of the vast asteroid and just how alone they are out
there.

Focusing on the crew is a great way to start this story off
right. We may not know where it’s going, but we do know who it’s going to
happen to. And that’s how you build tension, and now I can’t wait for the next
issue. Go get this one.